Pecos County, Texas
County seat: Fort Stockton · Population 14,560 (2025) · 4,764 sq mi
Pecos County is the 140th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 14,560 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Fort Stockton. It is part of the West Texas region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 2 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Pecos County facts
- County seat
- Fort Stockton
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 14,560 −4.2% since 2020
- Land area
- 4,764 sq mi 2nd largest of 254
- Water area
- 1 sq mi
- Population density
- 3 per sq mi
- Established
- 1871
- Named after
- Pecos River river in New Mexico and Texas in the United States
- Largest city
- Fort Stockton 8,027
- Median household income
- $72,750
- Cities and towns
- 2 plus 3 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 6
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48371
Cities and towns in Pecos County
Pecos County has 2 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Pecos County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Stockton (county seat) | City | 8,027 | |
| Iraan | City | 998 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Imperial | 189 | |
| Coyanosa | 107 | |
| Sheffield | 74 |
ZIP codes in Pecos County
6 ZIP codes reach into Pecos County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 79730
- 79735
- 79743
- 79744 also Crockett County
- 79752 also Upton and Crockett counties
- 79781 also Terrell and Crockett counties
Population of Pecos County, 2020–2025
Pecos County shrank by 638 people (−4.2%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 218 more births than deaths and a net loss of 893 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 15,188 |
| 2021 | 15,130 |
| 2022 | 14,742 |
| 2023 | 14,719 |
| 2024 | 14,677 |
| 2025 | 14,560 |
Neighboring counties
- Terrell County southeast · 702 people
- Crockett County east · 2,769 people
- Brewster County southwest · 9,458 people
- Crane County north · 4,554 people
- Reeves County northwest · 12,138 people
- Ward County northwest · 11,125 people
- Jeff Davis County west · 1,711 people
Printable Pecos County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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